DIY Recycled Laptop Cooler

Introduction: DIY Recycled Laptop Cooler

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I had a small problem with my laptop it was getting to hot and shutting down.

So I realised I would need to get a laptop cooling pad, I had a look around and they where not cheap.

Then I remembered I had a heap of small 24 Vdc fans and a couple of power supply's that will do the job.

So I dug them out to see what size they where, I worked out I would be able to use 3 of them, so the next steep was to come up with a way of holding them in place.

I worked out a couple of ideas in V carve pro.

What I came up with as you can see is two pieces of recycled time I had lying around, I cut 3 pockets for the fans to fit into, with holes that are the same size as the fan blades, both pieces of timber are mirrored so the fans have a tight fit and this makes the wood clamp together nicely.

I added some bolts to make sure it stays together.

Step 1: Get Supply's

3 24 VDC fans

4 pieces of timber

1 x 400 mm x 260 mm x 18 mm (top)

1 x 400 mm x 260 mm x 9 mm (bottom)

1 x 400 mm x 260 mm x 4.25 mm (optional cover)

1x 400 mm x 30 x 30 optional for putting the cooling pad on a angle.

1 X power supply 24 Vdc

8 x 5 mm x 50mm bolts and nuts

Tools

Pliers

Spanners

Wire cutters

Soldering iron

Electrical tape / wire connectors

Step 2: Cad/cam Files

the .crv files are for vectric cam, I have also added the cut files in .dxf there is only one file as all the cuts are the same other than for the fan cover.

I have added a .skb off a body for a laptop cooler it just needs a top made for it, I have added canals for the power wires.